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Dynapro
01-05-2021, 01:29 AM
Can search engines crawl Javascript and how do you test it?

swaroop23
01-05-2021, 11:06 AM
In recent years, developers have been using JavaScript rich technology, believing Google can crawl and index JavaScript properly. ... Today, as long as you're not blocking Googlebot from crawling your JavaScript or CSS files, we are generally able to render and understand your web pages like modern browsers.

jayam
01-06-2021, 04:21 AM
To make sure that Googlebot can still see your content after it's rendered, use the Mobile-Friendly Test or the URL Inspection Tool and look at the rendered HTML. If the content isn't visible in the rendered HTML, Googlebot won't be able to index it.

jayammrg
01-06-2021, 04:27 AM
We ran a series of tests that verified Google is able to execute and index JavaScript with a multitude of implementations. We also confirmed Google is able to render the entire page and read the DOM, thereby indexing dynamically generated content.

chandrao7
01-06-2021, 04:32 AM
In recent years, developers have been using JavaScript rich technology, believing Google can crawl and index JavaScript properly. ... Today, as long as you're not blocking Googlebot from crawling your JavaScript or CSS files, we are generally able to render and understand your web pages like modern browsers.

dennis123
01-06-2021, 05:49 AM
Yes, and you can test for it with Search Console. Using Search Console, you’ll be able to fetch and render any page to see which elements are read and displayed correctly. Search Console identifies elements that cannot be rendered so they can be fixed.

dombowkett
01-06-2021, 01:10 PM
Yes, but we have to optimize the code for on-page SEO.